overact Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb exaggerate one's acting
ham; overplay; ham it up.
WordNet
O`ver*act" transitive verb
Definitions
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To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he .overacted his part -
To act upon, or influence, unduly. Obs.The hope of inheritance overacts them. Milton.
O`ver*act" intransitive verb
Definitions
To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.
